This well-liked Australian visa is essentially for qualified manpower from overseas who have been given sponsorship and nomination from an organization,to work inside Australia’s territorial jurisdictions, on a temporary basis. AnAustralian based recruiter may provide sponsorship to a trained worker,in case it has been unable to discover a suitably trained citizen or permanent resident to engage him, for job purposes, for one of the professions listed in the list for the Consolidated Sponsored Occupations. It is essential that the candidate has sponsorship from a sanctioned business. Remarkably, at the time of submitting the petition, the aspirant can be based either in or out of Oz.

Are one of the most sought after visas in the world. The current Australian Government stated they wanted to be tougher in immigration. This means the skills shortage list for Australia will no doubt be very short indeed!

That said Australian employers we know still have a demand for overseas skilled workers and are prepared to secure the necessary work visa to sponsor their employees live in Australia.

Below is a guide to different work visas. Once we decide on the correct path forward our aim is to help you locate and secure the best jobs available or your work visa will not help you. We hope you enjoy reading, learning and planning your the next exciting step in your life.

Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (subclass 457)
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This visa lets a skilled worker travel to Australia to work in their nominated occupation for their approved sponsor for up to four years.

On a temporary sponsored 457 visa, you will have limited rights, and restrictions while you are in Australia.

A skilled Permanent Resident visa can give full rights and zero restrictions on your life and work in Australia.

So, just as important as 'what to do' in getting an Australian visa, 'what NOT to do' can be equally important.

One point is that it is important to realise what your options are. Once these have been laid out, and all options either shown as a possible route, OR cancelled as not as possible route, then the next phase of decision-making is needed... i.e. if and when you are ready to move to Australia. Searching around for some kind of 'dream route' to Australia may just heavily delay application time, and delaying is the worst thing to do.

Visa criteria, especially for skilled or Australian work visas, changes often - and it never gets easier to get a visa! So spending a month trying to 'find' a quick or short-cut way to get a visa will only hurt your chances, as a month ticks by without your application getting in.

Requirements

You might be able to get this visa if:

• You have been sponsored by an approved business
• You have the required skills to fill a position nominated by an approved business.